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BORING MACHINE Filed sept.- 18, 1942 1n FIG 16' 7 Sheets-Sheet 7 ./NVENTOR WILL/AM H. W15/MER 7 7 ORNEY Patented July 22, 1947 .toDavis .& iThompson Gompany,

West Allis,

VWis., .a corporation of Delaware .'Applicati'onsseptember 18, 1942, Serial1`No.458',839

9 Claims. L1 :The-,present linventiion relatesfrta machine itools and `more particularly to boring machines.

.An ,object -of the driven-tion :is 'to fprovide aan .improved :ibori-ng machine which is fadapted Afor `producing lin aa work -piece ea :boref of ;non:circu 1 lar shape in trans-verse Esection. :Bylway'of ,eX- ample, a tubular `work piece with ia :longitudinal `welded jointmay ,have afborewitha atten'ed .portion at --th'ejoint to fprovide `nextra 'wall thickness -alongl-the joint.

.olinothery obj ect. of the invention-.is togprovide a y boring machine capable). of .automatically forming .in a work piece a bore -Which varies 1 in idiameter atdilerent partscof itsilength.

A :further Voicjject vis ,to zprovide .a boring .'-machine .having improved/means ifor .mounting `Va .cutting .tool .and :for `varying the :effective cutting radius of the tool while the machine .-is :in operation.

Stillanother vobject .isY to-jgproyide arbol-ingma- 'chine in whichthefcutting tool :can :readily'be `:shifted `out ofcuttinggpositionian freelywith- :drawn 'from .the work,r eitherf atithe end :of =arcut .ting operation, or .fbefore '.ccmpletion @of VTthe @cutting operation as .inithe sevent ofithe toolrequr- Aing replacement.

A still further objectfisito provideiaboringmachine having .improved :means :formlountingand Vrotatingatubular work piece.

The invention 'further :consists in the :several vfeatures vhereinafter described sandfclaimed.

Inrthe .accompanying drawingsjillustrating one Vform :of :boring machine fembo'dying the lnveniticn.

-generallyalongfthe line 3-'3of Fig. lythework piece being omitted;

Fig '4'isf'a iront elevation of a'portion o'fthe machine, parts lbeing 4shown in section,"t'he left- -hand boring head Vloeingneantllje endof'its 'boring `travel, and the View 'also including a wiring diagramiorcontroldevices;

Fig. 5 is an `end elevation of the machineparts vloeingomitted, partsbeing `broken 'away'an'clparts 4beingr shown 'in `section;

Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation 'taken .generally -alongthelinefGMof'ig. :4;

jFig. '7 is la longitudinal `sectional .elevation df 1 v2 ,ttreleftehand,endportionzofthe machine, taken .generally-along* the line -1-51 of1iig.4 5;

f-Fig. :'8 :is "a longitudinal `sectional elevation taken generally `along :the `line -8-'8 .of Fig. v5

Fig. 9 -Lis f a sectionalf elevation .taken generally .alongthe -line 9--9 .ofFig.' :3, a Work I`piece-being :mountedin chucking-means of thefmachine;

diig. vl0 -.is :a .-detail vert-ical .sectional elevation of the -tOOLCarr-ying fend-of one .of .the boring fheads;

:is-'an-end viewof the boring head v0i Fig. -10,.partsfbeingvbroken away :and par-ts vbeing :shown inzsection;

Fig.lZ'is-asectionalfview.taken generally-along -th'e'line l2-I2 of-Fig..z10;

A;l.'ig. 13isra'detai1'viewofa .tool adjustmentfon theboring. head;

Fig. 14 is a .detail view ,partlyin longitudinal section of fa tool control cam for the right-.hand .boring .head

vFig. .-15 =is.a rdetail wiewof a drawbar forrthe .rightehand-.boringhead;

Fig. 16 is an enlarged detail sectional viewfof the Aleft-hand .portion of Fig. '7, thefboringhead -being-advaneed 'from the positionof-Fig. 7, and

Fig. .17 is an `enlarged .detail :sectional View -of -the left-handportionfof Fig. 8.

.In'these drawings, 20 designates-anelongated :bed or .hase .frame which vif desired may be Vof fsectionalconstruction. .Secured to `oppositeends .of .the frame are brackets .2| .for-supporting .tool .I'feed driving .mechanisms qZ2. .-'I-hebase frameis provided along `its `upper .front .andfrear por-tions with `.longitudinally .extending horizontal 4guideways l23..arranged1in.para1lel relation. Slidably .mounted .on .the `guideways are two opposed reciprocatory .boring heads Vdesignated generallyby .2'4 `and T25 .and `hereinafter .more -fully described. lMountedon. anxintermediate portion of the frame and rbetween the `guideways 2-3 `is Aan opstanding .stationary housingl .provided .with means hereinafter liescribedior-chucking anddri-Ving `a tubl'ar .work piece W which .is rotatable on a hori AZon'tal axis parallel to Ltheguideways 23.

".The workljiecew maylhave various 'forinsbut lti's here shownto lbe a metal vtube open-at `both .ends 'and 'having a Lcylindrical .outer .surface Preferably, lthis outersur'faoeis .ground or .other zwise `machinedbe'fore the Ltubelis mounted in the chucking means. .Ateach end the tube has -a thickenedportiom .-FigS. 4 and Y10, `wthaehort cylindrical .end "bore .11 `.followed -by a. short -tapered'hore 12B. .Between the thickened ends the "tube lhas .twosilnilar counter-bores19-.and.a short intermediate cylindrical .bore .3u which -is -of smaller diameter than the counterbores, there being rounded llets 3l at the ends of the counterbores adjacent to the intermediate bore. In some instances the work piece may have a longitudinal welded joint, and for the purpose of affording extria, wall thickness along the joint, or for other reasons, the counterbores 29 are provided with aligned fiattened portions 32, Figs. 4 and 12, which merge at their ends onto the tapered bores 28 and llets 3|. The boring machine of the present invention is arranged to operate on the general type of work piece above described.

The work chucking means includes a hollow or tubular power-driven shaft. v33 journalled in the housing 26 to rotate about a horizontal axis parallel to the guideways 23. The shaft carries therein axially spaced sets of arcuate or segmental work-clampin-g jaws 34 which are adjustably mounted as hereinafter described to form two collet chucks at opposite end portions of the shaft. The tubular work piece is insertible into the hollow shaft 33 so as to project from opposite ends of the housing 26, the work piece being insertible from one end of the housing and being axially positioned by an annular stop or gage member 35 at the other end of the housing. As seen in Fig. 1, the right-hand boring head 25, in its retracted position, is spaced a sufficient distance from the chuck housing to permit insertion and remov'al of the work piece. The gage member 35, which surrounds the inserted work piece, has an outturned flange 33 rigidly secured to the end of the hollow shaft 33 to rotate with the shaft, and has an inturned stop flanage 31 at its outer end engageable with the end of the work piece. The work-rotating shaft 33 is provided near one end with an outwardly projecting flange 38, Fig. 9, laterally engageable with thrust washers 39'and 49 to prevent axial play of the shaft, the flange and thrust washers being conned by a ring member 4l secured to the housing 25. Oil seals 42 are provided at opposite ends of the shaft.

The chuck jaws 34 are arranged in the hollow shaft 33 in axially spaced sets, four sets of jaws being shown in the present instance and forming parts of two chuck assemblies each having two spaced sets of jaws. The two series of jaws for each chuck assembly are held in axially spaced,

relation by a guide ring or connector ring 43 concentric with the shaft, the guide ring having inturned annular flanges 44 at opposite ends slidably extending into peripheral grooves 45 formed in the jaws. The jaws have tapered outer surfaces 48 bearing on correspondingly tapered inner surfaces 41 of wedge rings 48 and 49, the jaws in each set being urged radially outwardly against the associated Wedge ring by a resilient expansion ring 50 fitting in aligned grooves I formed in the inner cylindrical surfaces of the jaws. The two wedge rings 48 and 49 of each chuck assembly have respective righthand and left-hand screw-threaded connections 52 and 53 with respective sleeves 54 and55 surrounding the rings, the sleeves being rotatably mounted in the hollow shaft 33 and being conned in the shaft against axial movement. At their adjacent ends the two sleeves of each chuck assembly carry respective internal ring gears 5E and are spaced by a peripheral projection 51 on the jaw spacing ring 43, the projection being flanked by thrust washers 58. The inner end of each inner sleeve 55 bears `against a thrust washer 59, and the outer end of each outer sleeve has an outturned flange 50 bearing against the 4 end of the tubular shaft 33. The chuck assembly lat one end of the shaft is held in the shaft by a retainer ring 6l secured to the shaft, and the other chuck assembly is retained in place by the outturned flange 3S of the gage member 35. The two ring gears 55 of each chuck assembly mesh with pinions 62 carried on a number of shafts 63 which are journalled in the two associated wedge rings 48 and 49 and are seated in radial slots or notches 84 formed in the intervening jawguiding ring 43, the shafts extending parallel to the shaft axis and being spaced around the wedge rings. The pinions 62 are integral with or fast on the shaft 63 and are axially confined in recesses 65 formed in the jaw-spacing ring 43. At their outer ends the pinion shafts 53 have squared wrench-receiving portions S5. By turning the pinion shafts the screw-threaded sleeves 54 and 55 are rotated relatively to the wedge rings 48 and 49, thus moving the wedge rings axially toward or away from each other to tighten or loosen the chuck jaws 34 with respect to the work piece. The jaw-spacing ring 43 and the wedge rings 48 and 49 are preferably retained against relative rotation with respect to the hollow shaft 33.

One or more blocks 61 are rigidly secured to the intermediate portion of the hollow shaft 33 at the inner side thereof, as by screws 68, and carry rollers 59 to support the work piece during its insertion into the chuck and its removal therefrom. Preferably, a plurality of the roller-carrying blocks are peripherally spaced within the shaft. The work piece is further supported during this manipulation by a saddle-type roller 1D which is mounted on a bracket 1l secured to the lower portion of the housing .26, the roller having an eccentric adjustment 'l2 to vary its elevation;

An external ring gear 13 is keyed to the intermediate portion of the hollow shaft 33 and comprises two axially spaced gear sections 14 and 15 forming in effect a herringbone gear. The ring gear is held against a shouldered portion of the shaft by wedge blocks 16. A pinion shaft 'I1 is journalled in the chuck housing in parallel relation to the hollow shaft 33 and carries pinions 18 and 19 meshing with the gear sections 14 and 15 respectively, the pinion 19 being axially shiftable on the shaft 11 to take up back-lash and being retained between adjustable clamping nuts 89. The pinion shaft 11 is driven through adjustable-speed gearing connections of any suitable type from an electric motor 8| mounted on the chuck housing. The motor is here shown to have a belt drive connection 8l with a countershaft 82, and the gearing connection further includes a shaft 83,' Fig. 9, having a shiftable change-speed gear v84 and having a pinion B5 meshing with the pinion 18 on the shaft 11.

The reciprocatory boring heads 24 and 25 are generally similar and a description of one will serve for both. Each boring head comprises a carriage 86 slidable on the guideways 23 and provided with spaced arms 81 extending along the guideways to insure stability, these arms being adapted to straddle the chuck housing 25 during the travel of the carriage. Rigidly secured to the carriage is a forwardly projecting tubular boring bar 488 which extends coaxially of the rotatable work-carrying shaft 33. The front end of the tubular boring bar 88 has a flat face 89, Fig. 10, normal to the axis of the bar and has secured thereto a plurality of shoulder studs 90 and 9|, Figs, l0 and 1l, extending parallel to the bar axis. Rigidly secured to the front ends 0f mounted a coupling member or draw bar |63, Fig. 4, extending along the side of the boring head carriage 86. The free end portion of the pivoted draw bar has a series of notches |64 along its -bottom edge, and an upwardly projecting lug |65 rigidly secured to the boring head carriage is adapted to enter any one of these notches, so as to couple the two carriage for simultaneous travel. The draw bar |65 for the right-hand boring head, shown in Fig. 15, is similar except that it has an additional notch. Each draw bar can be lifted out of engagement with the associated lug |65 by a suitable actuating device such as an electromagnetically controlled air cylinder |66 mounted on the boring head carriage 86. The actuating connection is here shown to include an armed rock shaft |61 and lifting link |68. The follower carriage |29 is provided with a brake |69 operated by an electromagnetically controlled air cylinder |16 so as to hold this carriage stationary when the draw bar is released. The two carriages can also be manually separated by a hand screw |1| Vrotatably mounted on the follower carriage |29 and engageable with a thrust block |12 on the boring head carriage 86, the purpose of the separation being to axially shift the cam shaft |23 with respect to the boring head carriage and thus radially retract the cutter bits so as to permit withdrawal of the boring head from the work piece. The'air cylinders are energized by means of a suitable electric circuit including spaced limit switches |13 mounted on the front wall of the Ibase frame of the machine. A pivoted finger |14 is adjustably mounted on the boring head carriage 86 and is adapted toactuate the limit switches in succession during the forward travel of the carriage. A stop pin |15 holds the finger in normal position during the forward travel of the carriage, but permits free swinging o-f the finger d-uring the retracting travel of the Acarriage member. The control circuit, which is normally open, includes supply conductors |16 and is closed by the operation of either of the limit switches.

In order to stop the forward travel of the boring head after completing the boring operation, and also to effect retraction of the boring head, an additional limit switch |11 is mounted on the base frame. The switch is actuated by a finger |18 on the boring head carriage, the finger |18 being similar to the nger |14. The limit switch |11, when closed, energizes a suitable tool feed control device |19, serving either to reverse the tool feed motor |59 or to adjust the hydraulic speed changing device |6 I, or both.

One of the carriage extension arms 61 of the boring head 24 has mounted thereon a safety limit switch |69 connected in a suitable control circuit, not shown, for stopping the operation of the machine, The limit switch is engageable by the corresponding extension arm of the other boring head 25, so that if for any reason the boring head 24 fails to retract after completing its cutting operation the limit switch will be actuated by the approaching boring head 25, thus avoiding damage to the mechanism.

In operation, the work piece W is inserted into the chucking means of the housing 26 while the chucking means is stationary and while the boring heads 24 and 25 are in their retracted positions, as seen in Fig. 1. During this insertion the work piece rolls along the saddle-shaped guide roller 16 and along the inner guide rollers 69y and finally engages the gage member 35. It is necessary to have the work piece properly oriented in the chucking means because of the flat v8 portions 32 in the work piece, and for this purpose the rotatable work carrier has a suitable index mark |8|, Fig. 3. The two sets of chuck jaws are then contracted into driving engagement with the nished exterior walls of the work piece by turning the pinion shafts 63, this manipulation spacing the work piece from the guide rollers 69 and 16. The chuck is then rotated by the motor 8| through the transmission gearing, and the tool control cams |01 and |61 for the boring heads are rotated synchronously with the chuck through the connected gearing, The feeding mechanisms 22 for the boring heads are also set into action, causing the two boring heads to be advanced along the guideways 23 by the feed screws |53. The tools ||3 of the lefthand boring head 24 reach the work piece first, and form the short cylindrical bore 21 in the work piece. When these tools reach the inner end of the bore 21 the first limit switch |13 is actuated by the finger |14, causing the air cylinder |66 to lift the draw bar |63 out of engagement with the coupling lug |65, and also causing the air cylinder |19 to brake the follower carriage |29. The follower carriage thereupon stops for a time while the boring head carriage 86 continues its travel, causing the rollers |9| of the pivoted tool holders to ride up on the tapered surface |33 of the cam |61 and onto the enlarged cylindrical portion |34 of the cam. During the first part of this period the pivoted tool holders 95 are gradually forced outwardly against the action of the springs |68, causing the tools to form the short inclined bore 23 in the work piece, and in the latter part of the period the tools start the formation of the counterbore 29. During the rotation of the cam the rollers also ride on the fiat or dip |35 of the cam, causing the tools to form the flattened portion 32 in the work piece, this flattened portion 32 merging with the tapered bore 28, The finger |14 on the boring head carriage is now released from the first limit switch |13, causing the air cylinders |16 and |66 to exhaust, thereby releasing the brake |69 and permitting the draw bar |63 to drop and to reengage the coupling lug |65 at the next notch |64. The cam-controlling follower carriage |29 then travels with the boring head carriage 86 and the cutting tools continue the formation of the counterbore 29 with its flattened portion 32 until the tools reach a point near the fillet 3 At this point the finger |14 actuates the next limit switch |13, as seen in Fig. 4, effecting operation of .the air cylinders to release the draw bar and to apply the brake to the follower carriage |29, holding the latter stationary for another period while the boring head carriage continues to advance. The tools then complete the counterbore 29, and as the tool holder rollers |6| ride down the curved portion |36 of the cam the tools are gradually retracted inwardly and form the fillet 3| in the work piece, the final radius of the tools being less than the radius of the intermediate bore 36 so as to clear this bore as well as the entrance bore 21. The finger |14 is then released from the limit switch |13, causing release of the brake |69 and causing the draw bar |63 to reengage the coupling lug at the last notch. Shortly thereafter the finger |18 actuates the limit switch |11 which controls the feed mechanism for the boring head, stopping the forward travel of the :boring head and effecting withdrawal of the boring head from the work piece to its fully retracted position. During the withdrawal of the boring head, the to cls clearv the-various .bores in the work piece. i

The right-hand boring. head 25- hasfaM similar cycle ofV ope-rationV buty further produces-the-intermediatebore 3l):4 in the. work piece-,fl the` surface |38l on the cam |01', Fig.- 14, determining theposition of the tools during the `formationoi `this bore. Both of the opposed boring heads 24'and 25 starten'theirvadvancing travel at about the same time, but the boring head 24 iinishes its cutting operationandis withdrawn before the boring head 25-begins its cutting operation, so as to avoid interference. However, itwould be possible for both boring heads to operate on the work` piece simultaneously, providedltheirfend caps 94 do not strike each other. The Vsafety limit switch la serves kto stop the machinein-.case tha-boring headsapproach each other too-closely.

In boringthe work piece it isusually desirable totake two or more cuts, say tworoughing cuts andone finishing cut. ForV-tlfe-.roughing cutseach boring head is equipped: witlf-Lthree tools la-sfirrdicated, While the nisling cut is preferably made using only one tool in each head, the other two toolsbeing removed or renderedinactive.

The gage blocks or setplates AI2K2fon each'b'oring bar facilitate the use of asetting gage'forrthe tools andare ground so that their outer surfaces are equidistant from a reference mark on the inside of the collet chuck, thus insuring accurate setting of the tools regardless of possible deection of the boring bar due to the long overhang.

During the operation of the boring machine coolant fluid is conducted to the tools, as by tubes |82 extending along longitudinal grooves |83 formed in the outer surface of the boring bar, the tubes being connected at their rear ends to an annular supply manifold |84 surrounding the boring bar and secured to the boring head carriage 8E.

While the work carrier and tool-Controlling cam shaft preferably rotate at the same speed and in the same direction, this relation may be varied. For example, in the machine illustrated, the cam shaft may rotate at one-half the work carrier speed and in the opposite direction when three tools are used on the boring head. 'When a single tool is used the cam shaft and Work carrier may be arranged to rotate in opposite directions at the same speed. In the case of a boring head having a single tool operating on a work piece having a bore with opposite flat portions, the cam shaft may be arranged to rotate at twice the work carrier speed, either in the same direction as the work carrier or in the opposite direction.

It will be understood that various modifications in the machine may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In combination, a boring head, a carrier rotatable relatively to said head and adapted to hold a work p-iece, said head and carrier having an axis of relative rotation and being relatively movm able in an axial direction, a boring tool shiftably carried by said head and displaceable in a direction transverse to said axis to vary the cutting radius, means relatively rotatable with respect to said boring head for varying the cutting radius of the tool during each revolution, and means operable at a predetermined speed during the boring operation for eiiecting the relative rotation of said last-named means through a plurality oi revolutions with respect to said boring head.

2. In combination, means for supporting a wort;

axis of -the support; vatool holder movablyi fitting.

between said: walls-andip-ivotally'mountedonsaid support-to turn fon-fanfaxisaparallel `to said/.support axis; saith-helderhaving ends ttin-g: against the endsf or saidI opening, and lubricanasealing strips extending. alongithe-opposite sides Landiopposite ends-off said 'toolwho'lde-r, said-fholder-forrning` the outerwallvmember of-a'l'lubricant chameber.

4: In combination,` aframe ha ving.- guideways, airotatable work carrier having an 'axis ofrotation :parallel to. said guidewaysiand adaptedto hold-awork-lpiece, a-'reciprocatory boring` head movable alongsaidfguidewaysand avdaptedto-enw ter the. work-l piece, atoolI shi-ftably carried-by' saidyfheadand displaceable transversely Vor said axis to Vary the cutting radius, a rotatable camcarrying actuator extending longitudinally of said head for shifting said tool during the boring operation, said actuator being rotatable through a plurality of revolutions with respect to said boring head, and means for rotating said carrier and actuator during the boring operation at a predetermined speed ratio.

5. In combination, a, frame having guideways, a rotatable work carrier having an axis of rotation parallel to the guideways and adapted to hold a work piece, a reciprocatory boring head carriage movable along said guideways and having a projecting part adapted to enter the work piece, a tool shiftably carried by said part and displaceable transversely of said axis to vary the cutting radius, an actuator extending longitudinally of said carriage for shifting said tool, a follower carriage movable along said guideways with said boring head carriage during the boring operation and having a connection with said actuator, means for selectively coupling said carriages at diierent axially displaced positions, and means for releasing the coupling of said follower carriage to said boring head carriage to relatively shift said actuator with respect to said boring head carriage.

6. In combination, a frame having guideways, a rotatable work carrier having an axis of rotation parallel to the guideways and adapted to hold a work piece, a reciprocatory boring head carriage movable along said guideways and having a projecting part adapted to enter the work piece, a tool shiftably carried by said part and displaceable transversely of said axis to vary the cutting radius, an actuator extending longitudinally of said carriage for shifting said tool, means for moving said carriage along said guideways, a follower carriage movable along said guideways with said boring head carriage during the boring operation and having a connection with said actuator, a coupling member pivotally mounted on one of said carriages and having a releasable connection with the other carriage for selectively connecting said carriages at diierent axially displaced positions, and means for releasing said coupling member to permit adjustable separation of said carriages and thereby effect relative shifting of said actuator With respect to said boring head carriage.

7. In combination, a work carrier, a boring head, said work carrier and boring head being relatively rotatable and being relatively movable in an axial direction, a tool on said boring head, and means operable during the relative axial travel of said boring head and work carrier for automatically varying the cutting radius of said tool during each revolution of the work with respect to the boring head.

8. In combination, a frame having spaced guideways, a rotatable Work carrier having an axis of rotation parallel to said guideways, a supporting housing for said carrier disposed between said guideways, and a boring head having a carriage movable along said guideways during the boring operation and having a forwardly projecting bor- Y cutter-adjusting member slidable in said opening 25 having a cam portion engageable with said cutter and having a lateral recess, a micrometer screw threaded in said holder in parallel relation to said cutter-adjusting member and having an enlargement engageable in the recess of said ad- Justing member for longitudinally shifting said adjusting member, and means for shifting said tool holder with respect to said head to vaiy the cutting radius.

WILLIAM H. WEIMER.

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